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UNIVERSITY  OF  OREGON  BULLETIN 


New  Series 


May,  1915 


Vol.  XII,  No.  9 


THE  SEVENTH  ANNUAL 
COMMONWEALTH 
CONFERENCE 

MAY  27,  28,  29,  1915 


SECOND  ANNUAL  CONFERENCE 

of  the 

LEAGUE  OF  OREGON  MUNICIPALITIES 
Included,  May  27 


* Published  monthly  by  the  University  of  Oregon  and  entered  at  the 
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THE  SEVENTH  ANNUAL  COMMONWEALTH  CONFERENCE 

SECOND  ANNUAL  CONFERENCE 

OF  THE 

League  of  Oregon  Municipalities 

UNIVERSITY  OF  OREGON 
May  2 7,  1915 

MORNING  SESSION 

Salient  Features  of  Modern  City  Charters — 

Paper  by : 

BENJ.  C.  SHELDON, 

Member  Medford  Charter  Revision  Committee. 

Charter  Needs  of  Oregon  Cities — 

Paper  by : 

L.  M.  CURL, 

Mayor  City  of  Albany. 

Discussion  of  Papers  on  Charter  Problems — 

Led  by: 

MAX  GEHLHAR, 

Member  Salem  Charter  Revision  Committee. 

Attainment  by  an  Oregon  Municipality  of  Individuality 
and  Character — 

BERT  R.  GREER, 

Chairman  Springs  Water  Commission,  Ashland. 

Efficiency  and  Economy  in  Municipal  Administration — 

A.  L.  BARBUR, 

City  Attorney,  Portland. 


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AFTERNOON  SESSION 

Excess  Condemnation — Use  of,  in  Municipal  Improve- 
ments in  Oregon — 

W.  P.  LA  ROCHE, 

City  Attorney,  Portland. 


City  Planning  Commissions  for  Oregon  Cities  — 

E.  T.  MISCHE, 

Adviser  City  Park  Commission,  Portland. 


BUSINESS  SESSION 


Round  Table  Conference  on  Vital  Needs  of  Oregon 
Cities,  Such  as  Program  of  Reciprocity  in  Promoting 
Urban  and  Rural  Interests — 

EVENING  SESSION 

Illustrated  Lecture  on  City  Plans — 

ERNEST  F.  WALKER. 


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FRIDAY,  MAY  28 

MORNING  SESSION 


Conference  Topic  for  the  Day: 

CO-OPERATION  BETWEEN  STATE  AND  NA- 
TION, AND  AMONG  NEIGHBORING  STATES, 
FOR  ATTAINMENT  OF  FULLER  AND  FREER 
USE  OF  IDLE  RESOURCES. 


Logic  of  Situation  Compels  Co-Operation — 

HON.  B.  F.  IRVINE, 

Member  Oregon  Conservation  Commission. 

The  Co-Operative  Undertakings  Advisable  for  Largest 
Utilization  of  Water  Resources — 

HON.  J.  N.  TEAL, 

Chairman  Oregon  Conservation  Commission. 


Opportunities  Through  Co-Operation  for  Making  Arid 
Lands  Productive  and  Forest  Resources  a Means 
of  Public  Welfare — • 

EX-GOVERNOR  OSWALD  WEST. 


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Response  to  Suggested  Co-Operative  Activities  Between 
State  and  Nation  by : 

E.  C.  FINNEY, 

Member  Board  of  Appeals, 

Representative  for  Franklin  K.  Lane,  Secretary  of  the 
Interior. 


AFTERNOON  SESSION 

Necessity  for  Formation  and  Expression  of  the  Public 
Opinion  of  the  West — 

HON.  HARRY  LANE, 

U.  S.  Senator. 

Statements  Making  Clear  the  Field  for  Co-Operation — 
Members  of  Federal  Service  Present. 


Procedure  for  Securing  Largest  and  Best  Results  in 
Settlement  of  Vacant  Lands  in  Oregon — 

Paper  by : 

LOUIS  SHARP, 

Chief  of  Field  Division,  Dept,  of  Interior. 


University,  College  and  High  School  Students  from  the 
Different  Sections  of  the  State  will  hold  a Confer- 
ence to  Project  Commonwealth  Undertakings. 


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FRIDAY  EVENING 

A Play — -“JOY” — a Comedy  in  three  acts, 

By  John  Galsworthy, 

Presented  by  the  Guild  Players  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Public  Speaking. 

7:00  P.  M.  Sharp. 

SATURDAY,  MAY  29 
MORNING  SESSION 


Session  Topic: 

CO-OPERATION  OF  DEVELOPMENTAL  AGEN- 
CIES IN  OREGON. 

How  the  Developmental  Agencies  May  Work  Together 
in  Permanently  Progressive  and  Public  Welfare  Un- 
dertakings-^ 

C.  C.  COLT, 

President  Portland  Chamber  of  Commerce. 
Discussion,  led  by : 

Representatives  of  Commercial  Clubs  of  Oregon  Cities. 

Utilization  of  the  Amortization  Principle  in  Securing 
Needed  Capital  for  Agricultural  Improvements — 

Paper  by : 

HON.  W.  K.  NEWELL. 

Discussion,  led  by: 

DR.  HECTOR  MACPHERSON, 

Oregon  Agricultural  College. 


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Credit  Organization  and  Loan  Contracts  for  Securing 
Capital  for  Oregon  Highway,  Municipal  and  Indus- 
trial Improvements-- 

Address  by : 

C.  K.  WILLIAMS, 

Manager  Morris  Bros.,  Inc. 

Reorganization  of  County  Administration  for  Highest 
Efficiency  and  Economy — 

RUFUS  C.  HOLMAN, 

County  Commissioner,  Multnomah  County. 

Discussion,  led  by : 

C.  C.  CHAPMAN, 

Editor  “Oregon  Voter.” 

Principles  of  Highest  Economy  in  the  Public  Affairs  of 
Oregon — 

J.  H.  ALBERT, 

President  Capital  City  Bank,  Salem. 


AFTERNOON  SESSION 


Session  Topic: 

CONSTRUCTIVE  STATE  GOOD  ROADS  PRO- 
GRAM. 


Planning  of  State  and  Counties  Through  Medium  of 
Rationally  Ordered  Road  Systems — 

EDWARD  I.  CANTINE, 

State  Highway  Engineer. 


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The  Concrete  Road  Applicable  to  Oregon  Conditions — 

ELLIS  W.  LAZELL, 

Civil  Engineer. 


Other  Types  of  Road  Construction  for  Different  Classes 
of  Highways,  as  Determined  by  Oregon’s  Supply  of 
Materials  and  Climatic  Conditions — 

PROF.  H.  M.  PARKS, 

Oregon  Agricultural  College. 


How  Should  Different  Classes  of  Oregon  Highways  be 
Financed? 

JOHN  B.  YEON, 

Roadmaster  Multnomah  County. 

Federal  and  State  Legislation  for  the  Construction  of 
Roads— 

H.  N.  LAWRIE, 

Chairman  Oregon  Bureau  of  Mines  and  Geology  Com- 
mission. 


Some  Comprehensive  and  Compelling  Aspects  of  the 
Good  Roads  Problem  in  Oregon — 

Address  by : 

FRANK  BRANCH  RILEY. 


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